INCIDENT DETECTION, ASSESSMENT AND ACTIVATION. This section describes the process for activating the ERP. The ERP may be activated in one of two ways: • The Health Commissioner personally authorizes activation of the ERP upon determination that an incident requires implementation of one or more of the strategies or plans included herein. If the Health Commissioner is not available, either Assistant Health Commissioner or the EP Supervisor can authorize activation of the ERP. If the ERP is activated in this way, response will begin with incident assessment, which is required to establish the activation level and define the incident response needs, but the need for activation will not be reevaluated. • Response personnel employ the entire process described in this section of this plan and present their recommendation for activation to the Health Commissioner. Barring deactivation by the Health Commissioner, response personnel then complete identified response actions. Activation of the ERP marks the beginning of the response.
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